Camp Helen Keller

Camp Helen Keller is a summer day camp for children ages 5 to 15 who are blind or visually impaired. Located on the grounds of Adelphi University in Long Island, the camp includes activities designed to improve children’s self-esteem, self-confidence, and socialization skills. Activities include indoor swimming, water and field games, arts and crafts, music and dance, adaptive computer instruction, and a variety of age-appropriate field trips. The camp is staffed by professionals in rehabilitation and education. There is a nurse or campus health center care in place for the campers, and the counselor to camp ratio is 3:1.

Camp Helen Keller is open to eligible children from Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The camp provides door-to-door transportation for campers in Nassau and West and Central Suffolk counties. Registration begins April 1 of each year.

2011 Camp Play